Recently, several ambitious projects to build skyscrapers in New York and Paris have encountered strong opposition from local officials and grassroots advocates. So are the cities of tomorrow slated to be flat or is verticality the solution?
A French court is due to decide later September the future of the Lambert Hotel, an architectural treasure of the 17th century in Paris, caught in a legal battle over the renovation of France's historical landmarks.
The Lambert Hotel, an architectural treasure of the 17th century located on Saint-Louis island in Paris, stands at the centre of a legal battle over renovating France's historical landmarks.
In this edition:The Fez Festival of World Sacred Music. Focus on Lebanese musician Marcel Khalifé, and on the indian dancer Shantala Shivalingappa. Finally a visit in the World Heritage Site of Fez.
Born in 1958, Paris's business district La Défense was the first tower block area in the capital and a showcase for architectural innovation. Today the oldest European business centre plans to remodel following ecological and town-planning aims.
Some of the worlds leading architects unveil their plans for a greener and more environmentally sustainable city of light, and cavemen make a come back in Australia
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to inaugurate today an exhibit of the 10 main architectural projects destined to develop Paris's suburbs and connect them with the city centre. He will also pledge 35 billion euros for transportation networks.
In Stephen Frear's new film 'Cheri', set at the end of the XIXth century, architect Hector Guimard's 'Art Nouveau' design work is honoured - a style recognisable from the Paris metro or the facades of many of the city's beautiful buildings.
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, often described as the "Nobel of Architecture", has been awarded to Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, who is best known for the Vals thermal baths built in his native Switzerland.
Paris's council has voted in a new project for its central district of Les Halles or the "Belly of Paris" at a cost of 760 million euros, to be completed by 2016. The design by leading architect David Mangin includes a centre for hip-hop culture.
